Perhaps no valuation technique or method is more misunderstood or underutilized than regression analysis. When ignored it removes a powerful and highly insightful tool from the valuation process, leaving the appraiser attempting to utilize less appropriate methods to accomplish similar results. While its omission may be a result of misunderstanding, an inability to explain and defend its workings, or a lack of awareness of its usefulness, it is a method not to be ignored.

In the "Advanced Workshop on Regression Analysis," BVR welcomes expert William Kennedy for an intensive four-hour examination of how to apply, analyze, and defend regression analysis throughout the valuation process. Join Kennedy, a Ph.D., former statistics and finance professor, and AICPA BV Hall of Famer, as he explains the theory behind regression analysis, walks attendees through its uses and applications with case studies and live examples, and examines what courts have said about this powerful technique.

• Introduction
• Overview of statistical concepts
• Correlation and simple regression
• Multiple regression analysis
• Time series analysis
• Review of relevant court rulings

• The role of regression analysis in the valuation process and how to best put it to use
• The foundations upon which regression analysis techniques rest and how to best defend these tools
• How and when to apply regression analysis
• How to accurately interpret the outcome of regression analysis
• Clarify where courts stand on regression analysis, its outputs, and the conclusions it supports